On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.

A short, direct and to-the-point media-commentary thriller. A sleazy TV producer trying to exploit a quiet otaku (an obsessive hobbyist) whose hobby is electronic eavesdropping ends up getting a lot more than he bargained for when they eavesdrop on the wrong conversation and he prods said otaku into helping him "investigate" the lead, only to find out that some things (and people) are not always as they seem, when a minor altercation causes things to take a rather nasty turn....

东京下町，曾为摄影记者的民郎（浅野忠信 饰）继承了父亲的照相馆，每天过着沉闷无聊的生活。偶然机会，在同年好友真理（池脇千鶴 饰）的介绍下，他结识了美丽的亚弥子（エリカ 饰）。亚弥子因童年的阴影而对婚姻心存恐惧，经过一段时间交往，两个有着类似心境的人儿终于走到一起，并孕育了爱情结晶。
突如其来的灾难摧毁了民郎刚刚到手的幸福，妻子被一名素不相识的少年（小池徹平 饰）杀害。他的心中充满了疑问和愤怒，更令他无法接受的是，少年因未成年人保护法而受到保护，最后从轻处理。在记者（香川照之 饰）的挑唆下，民郎拿起匕首，决心向逍遥法外的凶手复仇……

Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigrant. Eventually his life reaches a turning point.